Import Atmel Studio 7 or Atmel START Project

Use the New Project or Import wizard to import either an Atmel Studio 7 Project or an Atmel START export file for MPLAB X IDE.

There are two ways to open the wizard, described below.

Import Project Option

To open the Import Atmel Studio or START Project wizard, select either:

• File>Import>Atmel Studio Project
• File>Import>START MPLAB Project

New Project Option

To open the New Project wizard, do one of the following:

• On the Start Page, click on the Learn & Discover or My MPLAB X IDE tab, “Projects” section, “Create New” link.
• Select File>New Project (or Ctrl+Shift+N).
• Click on the “New Project” icon on the toolbar.

A wizard will launch to guide you through new project set up.

Step 1. Choose Project: select the “Microchip Embedded” category and choose from the project type either “Import Atmel Studio Project” or “Import Atmel START MPLAB Project.” Click Next.